Iran signals it will hit U.S., Israeli economic and tech targets
The Hindu
Iran plans strikes on U.S. and Israeli economic targets, urging regional populations to avoid banks amid escalating tensions.
Iran’s military vowed on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) to launch strikes against U.S. and Israeli economic interests in the region, including banks, while an Iranian news agency listed tech giants as possible “future targets”.
“The enemy has given us free rein to target economic centres and banks belonging to the United States and the Zionist regime,” the military’s central operational command, Khatam Al-Anbiya, said in a statement carried by state TV in response to reports of a strike hitting an Iranian bank.
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It urged people across the region to avoid going within one kilometre (around half a mile) of banks.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that “a branch of my country’s oldest bank was bombed while full of employees”.
“Our Powerful Armed Forces will exact retribution for this crime,” he added on X.
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